Associate QA Engineer

Park Place Technologies - Westborough, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Westborough, MA

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The Associate Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for testing PPT's Network Analytics software solutions across various platforms. This role involves both manual and automated testing techniques to ensure the software meets quality standards and is ready for public release. The engineer will work closely with the QA and Development Managers, as well as Product Managers and software engineers, throughout the software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Acquire a thorough understanding of and comply with Entuity's software development life cycle and its associated processes.
• Work with QA Manager and Development Manager to translate functional specifications into a thorough set of test cases, and document as appropriate using the QTest system.
• Continue to work closely with the Product Manager and software engineers throughout the software development life cycle to capture additional test scenarios and acceptance criteria covering both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Perform manual execution of test cases, capturing the results (in QTest) and logging a detailed report for any bugs found into the defect tracking system (Jira).
• Development and maintenance of automated test scripts.
• Detailed bug reporting and providing help on reproducing issues, along with constructive feedback to software engineers.
• Configuration and maintenance of the QA test lab, and all networking equipment contained within, to support the various scenarios under test.
• Aiding support with the reproduction (or not) of customer issues.

Requirements

• 0-2 years' work experience in software testing field.
• Base level understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS).
• Solid Linux and/or Windows experience.
• Good verbal and writing skills.
• Self-motivated and quick learner.
• Having an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrate good personal time management to meet project objectives and deadlines.
• Be able to clearly communicate complex problems/solutions to colleagues.
• Knowledge of database technology (MySQL, MariaDB).
• Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, Routing/switching protocols, Security).
• Virtual machine and hypervisor administration (VMWare, Oracle Virtual Box).
• Familiarity with network tools (Wireshark, traceroute, GNS3, FTP/SCP).
• General understanding of network management.
• Experience working on projects as part of a team.

Nice-to-haves

• ISTQB foundation certification.
• Experience with UI automation (Selenium).
• Scripting/Programming experience (ideally Python and/or Java).
• Commercial Work experience.